Do Religious Children Care More and Provide More Care for Older Parents? A Study of Filial Norms and Behaviors across Five Nations

We propose an explanation for the provision of attention and care to aged parents; we suggest a reason why the presence of young children could support rather than inhibit the provision of this care; and we provide an explanation as to why daughters are more often observed to provide attention and care to parents than sons.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Stark, Oded
Published in:	Journal of Comparative Family Studies. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ISSN 1929-9850. - Vol. 41.2010, 4, p. 629-631
Publisher:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press
Subject:	Intergenerational transfers \| Provision of attention and care to aged parents \| The demonstration effect \| The presence of young children supports the provision of care to parents \| Inculcating values in children \| Daughters’ provision of attention and care to parents

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3138/jcfs.41.4.629 [DOI] hdl:10419/233891 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:233891 [RePEc]
Classification:	A14 - Sociology of Economics ; D10 - Household Behavior and Family Economics. General ; I30 - Welfare and Poverty. General ; J13 - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth ; J14 - Economics of the Elderly
Source:	EconStor

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